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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2012
Sören Burmeister, Fürth, DE;
Matthias Dürr, Nürnberg, DE;
Sören Burmeister, Fürth, DE;
Matthias Dürr, Nürnberg, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Abstract
A method for controlling a robot, which is designed to be operated in a working mode, in which a part of the robot is moved at a speed at which there is a risk of injury to a person. The working mode is deactivated if a safety device detects that the person has entered an action region of the displaceable part. The aim is to make close cooperation possible between the person and the robot. A sensor unit determines a position and a posture of the person while the person is outside the action region of the part. A prediction unit determines an action region of the person. A collision monitoring unit monitors whether the two action regions overlap. The robot can optionally be switched from the working mode into a safety mode.